I was really privileged to attend a book launch last Saturday for a new book called ADHD and Me: What I Learned From Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake E.S. Taylor. Blake is a freshman at UC Berkeley and wrote this book during his last two years of high school. It's a memoir that really shows what it's like to have ADHD from the student's perspective. He deals with bullies, confronts unfair teachers, struggles with distractions during tests, etc. He has useful tips of how to deal with each part of the condition and has a great and positive attitude. I will be getting a copy for all of the centers. It's great read for middle school (Serena read it) through professionals.
Monday, February 4, 2008
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Sounds great! Can't wait to read it.
Under "Recent Articles" on the left side of the blog, there's a link to an SF Chronicle article about Blake Taylor and his book. Turns out he's doing a book signing at Barnes & Noble in San Francisco on Saturday. If I end up being able to go, I'll pick up a couple of copies for the other clinics (assuming you haven't yet bought them, Kristin).
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